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• pcurve 4y ago
  “At every single workplace I’ve been in, there've been several situations where people commented on my height to discredit me entirely as a person.” One disagreement at work led to a colleague snapping at him and rebutting, “Don’t be so sure of yourself, short man!" I hope this is a joke. I'm a thin short man. I bet many women can beat me up if they wanted to. Yet, no one in my long working career remarked about my height.
  • RajT88 4y ago
    I am sure this happens in "Good Ole Boys club" type workplaces. You'd think tech wouldn't have these "old school" type of attitudes as part of the company culture, but you'd be wrong. I will say though, tech companies tend to have it concentrated more at the Exec level than the Engineer level.
  • BurningFrog 4y ago
    That honestly sounds like the guy is annoying, and the people he pisses of sometimes go with the most visible thing to insult him with.
    • HeyLaughingBoy 4y ago
      That was immediately the thought I had. Most people, except absolute jackasses, won't throw around remarks like this unless the person pretty much had it coming.